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I Love Guam! Part 5


I hate coconut, but it was fun seeing they crack these babies open and put straws inside to drink the milk. They actually used a machety. Until this trip, I had never seen an actual coconut growing on a tree. It was pretty neat as they were all over as were macadamia nuts and mangos.

Waiting for our food. My friend suggested we try the foodstand with the longest line. She claimed they were the best and she was right!

 
We dined on barbeque, chicken, corn, rice, pancit and banana lumpia. It was all delicious. Our girls especially loved the pancit, lumpia and chicken. We shared one meal, ate alot of food and paid only $12. Pretty great deal.

On Wednesday night we ventured to the Chamorro Village. It was filled with vendors selling arts/crafts type products, food and live music with dancing. It was a busy, and fun place.

This caption is for my sisters. Both girls like meat like their Momma! ;)

They were offering rides on a water buffalo, which they called a Karaboa. Neither of our girls were excited about getting near that thing let alone on it.


Yep, Mya when she saw the water buffalo ;)

Claire checking out the lizard being careful not to get too close.


The band. People were line dancing just to the left and tables surround the dance floor.

They had these irresistable hula girl cookies that we couldn't pass by.

Mya was super excited to crack into it! We also bought whistles made from bamboo and friendship bracelets. I bought some bracelets at the hotel prior, but I should have waited as they were less expensive in the village.

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